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Airmen hold first training sortie for new electronic attack plane
The EA-37B Compass Call is built from a heavily adapted Gulfstream G550 business jet, and will replace the aging EC-130H electronic warfare planes.
World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.
All 11 men aboard the bomber were killed. Their remains, deep below the sea, were designated as non-recoverable. That changed in 2023.
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Advocates for homeless vets wary over proposed changes to VA programs
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Pentagon ends new radar effort meant for Guam missile defense
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Lockheed eyes better stealth, unmanned option for F-35
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